Running game sizzles as Cowboys take early lead

The Cowboys took the opening kickoff and drove 80 yards in nine plays. Tony Romo’s 25th TD pass of the season – a 10-yarder to Jason Witten – capped the drive, whcih lasted 4:25.

Barber had runs of 32, 8 and 18 yards against the NFL’s eighth-ranked rush defense. Philadelphia entered the game yielding just 99.7 yards on the ground.

The Eagles also came in with the NFL’s best third-down defense, allowing just a 32.7 percent conversion rate, but the Cowboys coverted on third-and-7 from their own 40 when Sheldon Brown was flagged for interferring with Miles Austin.